Metallic railway-tie.



S. S. SNYDER.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1916.

Patefited Apr. 17,1917.

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SAUL S. SNYDER, OFCOL'UMBUS, OHIO.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Application filed .Tune 26, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAUL S. SNYDER, a citizen of the rlnited States of America, residing at Columbus, in the county of Frank lin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

- My present invention relates to improvements in metallic railway ties, and to the means combined therewith for fastening the rails to the tie. The primary object of the invention is the provision of a tie and rail fastening by means of which the rails may be held in rigid position to withstand the strains which might cause the rails to spread or turn over.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the tie, rail and fastening devices whereby the outward strains or pressure against the rail head are taken up by the fastening devices coacting with the rail base or flanges.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie complete, and the rail fastening according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tie.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the rail plate or chair.

Fig. 5 is an edge or side view of the chair.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional View on line AA of Fig. 2, fastening devices in normal position, and

Fig. 7 illustrates the same parts after being placed in adjusted position, to take up wear on the rail.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the drawings, the hollow, metallic railway tie 1 is U-shaped in cross section and of the usual standard dimensions. Near its ends the tie is fashioned with rectangular openings 2 and 8, located centrally of the longitudinal axis of the tie, and a pair of integral, fixed, overhanging tongues 4 and 5 project from the top surface of the tie. These tongues extend in opposite directions, toward the ends of the tie, and are designed to retain the chairs or rail plates 6 or 6' upon which the rails 7 are seated.

The metallic chairs or rail plates 6 and 6 are interchangeable and each plate is of rectangular flat shape and formed with an overhangi integral flange 8, designed to fit over the base flange 7 of the rail 7, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.. Serial No. 105,966..

at its ends, each plate is recessed or cut away to form pairs of end projecting lugs 9 and 10, the latter adapted to lie alongside the integral flanges t and 5 and by co-action with the flanges these lugs prevent displacement of the plate at the inner side of the rail 7. The chairs are readily interchangeable so that either may be used at the inside of the rails to co-act with either tongue a or 5, in order to hold the rail from spreading or turning outwardly when pressure is applied to the inner side of the rail.

At 11 I have indicated a sheet of insulating material located between the base flanges of the rail and the rail plate or chair 6 to be utilized upon an electric railway, or in other circumstances where it is desired to insulate the rail 7.

Adjacent its outer ends the tie is equipped with a pair of detachable rail fastenings or blocks as 12 and 12, the former shown as situated in the opening 3 and the latter in the opening 2 of the tie 1. These fastening blocks are also interchangeable and duplicates in shape and design, and each block is formed with a pair of projecting lips as the upper lip 13 and the lower lip 14, there being a recess 15 and a shoulder 16 formed between them. At its outer end when in operative position with the rail, each block is fashioned with a pair of notches or recesses as 17 and 18 which form shoulders to engage with the walls of the openings in the top surface of the tie. The fastening blocks are prevented from being shaken loose by means of a cotter pin 19, passed through either of the holes 20 or 21 and through openings 22 arranged in alinement in the metallic tie l. The adjusting key or wedge member 22 in Fig. 6 may be removed should the rail become worn and require adjustment, and after the key is removed the chair maybe slid to the left, and the rail locking member or block is also moved inwardly an additional notch.

VVha-t I claim is 1. The combination of a hollow metallic tie having an opening and an adjacent overhanging tongue, a rail, and a rail chair projecting each side the rail provided with an overhanging flange to engage the rail flange, a locking member at the other side of the rail seated in said opening, and guide lugs at each end of the chair embracing the tongue and locking member respectively.

2. The combination with a hollow metallic tie having an opening therein, a'rail,

and a rail chair formed with end projecting V lugs, of a rail locking member seated in the opening at one side of the rail and located between said lugs upper and lower projecting lips on said member to engage said tie, chair and rail base, and means for securing the locking member in the tie.

3. The combination with a hollow inetallio tie having an opening, a nail, and a rail chair, of a locking block in said opening having a pair of securing lips for the rail at one end, and at its opposite end formed with adjusting notches. 1

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAUL S. SNYDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. G. 

